Wat Suwankiriket
Wat Suwankiriket is a Buddhist temple in Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket which is located on ถนนปฏัก. Wat Suwankiriket is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Phuket province, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Karon”, “Wat Suwan Khiri Khat”, and “Wat Suwan Khiri Khet”
- Address: 3 83100, 502/3 ถนนปฏัก, 83100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karon and Kata.
Karon
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karon Beach refers to a beach, and the town adjoining it, on the west coast of Phuket, Thailand. It is considered as the second longest beach in the province.
Kata
Kata Yai and Kata Noi are two adjacent beaches on the west coast of Phuket, directly south of Karon. Kata Yai is sometimes called simply Kata Beach.
Phuket Big Buddha
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue in Phuket, Thailand. The official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha. Phuket Big Buddha is situated 2½ km southeast of Wat Suwankiriket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kata and Patong.
Kata
Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
Hat Kata Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Kata Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale Resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Kata Thani. Kata is situated 4½ km south of Wat Suwankiriket.
Patong
Photo: Rene Ehrhardt, CC BY 2.0.
Patong is the largest beach resort on the island of Phuket. Patong is a party capital of Asia, with famous nightlife and a great beach. This article also includes Kalim, a series of small beaches just north of Patong.
Nai Han
Nai Han, more commonly referred to as Nai Harn, is a beach at the southernmost tip of Phuket, near Laem Phromthep. The northern bit of Nai Han is Ao Sen.
Wat Suwankiriket
- Categories: wat, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.84792° or 7° 50′ 53″ northLongitude
98.29845° or 98° 17′ 54″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
6MVWR7XX+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 473613108OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
7091781Wikidata ID
Q13020877
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In Other Languages
From German to Thai—“Wat Suwankiriket” goes by many names.
- German: “Wat Suwan Khiri Khet”
- Russian: “Суван Кхири Кет”
- Thai: “วัดกะรน”
- Thai: “วัดสุวรรณคีรีเขต”
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